India, Feb. 8 -- Allegations of massive corruption in the implementation of Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY) of the Odisha government in villages under Ghasipura block of Keonjhar district have come to the fore.

Locals as well as social activists have urged the state government to launch a probe into the allegations and initiate action against the culprits.

The social activists have alleged that over 200 bogus beneficiaries at Tarimula gram panchayat under Ghasipura block were receiving the financial assistance under the MBPY.

Bogus beneficiaries were declared as 'dead' on Dec 31 As per the allegations, the officials concerned had included many fictious individuals under the MBPY by describing them as leprosy patients. The irregularit...